Hook and eye



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1 J.`E. SCHOEPPL '85 W. E. HEEREN. 1100K A1111 BYE.

1 110. 555,115. Patented Apr. 14, 18155.

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HOOK AND EYE.

Patented Apr. 14, 189'6.

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NTED STATES ArENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. SCIAIOEPPL AND WIl.LIAM E. HEEREN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOOK AND EYE.

4SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 558,1 15, dated April 14, 1896.

.Application filed June 18, 1895. Serial No. 553,202. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH F. SoHoEPPL and WILLIAM E. HEEREN, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is a specication, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hooks and eyes, and relates more particularly to that class of hookand-eye connections for garments that may be readily applied without the necessity of stitching.

The invention has for its further object the provision of novel means whereby the hookand-eye connection when inserted Vin the garment will clamp the fabric and assume a rigid and fixed relation thereto 5 furthermore, to so construct the hook-and-eye connection that it will effectually prevent the cloth from becomin gworn at the points of insertion of the hookand-eye connection.

The invention has for its further object the novel construction of a hook-and-eye connection of the abcve-referred-to class that will obviate the necessity of the use of an instrument or tool to pierce the fabric preparatory to the insertion of the hook and eye; furthermore, forming a gage between the piercingpoints that will accurately correspond in width to the distance in which the hook-andeye connection is to be lodged in the fabric, by this means retaining the cloth in a perfectly smooth condition and prevent the same forming wrinkles that would otherwise be the case; furthermore, to so construct the hookand-eye connection that it can be removed from its position and replaced as often as desired without the danger of breaking the same; also, to construct the hook and eye in such a manner as to prevent the fabric from raveling at the points of connection of the fabric and the hook and eye. d

rlhe invention hasfor its still further ob] ect to construct an eye of this class that when the same is inserted in a garment it will be impossible for the fabric to bemoved or displaced laterally along the cross-bar forming the eyel proper. A

With the above and other objects in view the invention finally consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiicatiomand wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views,in which- Figure l is a view of a portion of a garment with our improved hook-and-eye connection attached thereto. Fi g. 2 is a front elevation of the hook connection. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig/i is a vertical sectional view of the hook. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a modified form of hook. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the same. Eig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the modied form of hook. Eig. 8 is a front view of the eye connection. a vertical sectional View of the eye as shown in Fig. A8 of the drawings. Fig. 10 is a front elevation of a modied form of eye connection. Fig. l1 is a vertical sectional view of the modified form of eye connection. Fig. 12 is a front elevation of a preferred form of eye connection. Fig. 13 is a vertical sectional view of .the eye connection as shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. Fig. 14 is a front view of another form of eye connection. Fig. 15 is avertical sectional view of the same. d Fig. 16 is a front elevation of a modiied forln bf eye connection. Fig. 17 is a detail plan view of another form of cross-bar of the eye connection. Fig. 18 is a plan view of the hook connection inserted in position in the fabric. Fig.19 is arear'view of the same. Fig. 20 is a plan View of the eye connection inserted in the fabric. Fig. 2l is a rear View of the same. Fig. 22 is an enlarged plan view of the eye connection. Fig. 23 is a like view of the hook connection. Fig. 24. is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the hook connection.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letter, A indicates the hook connection, and B the eye connection. nection Acomprises a broad iiat hook portion proper, a', the bent or shank portion a2 of which terminates in a forwardly-extending d base or clamp member c3, which extends Fig. 9 is The hook con- IOO j I O slightly beyond the pointed ends of the wings, as will be hereinafter more particularly pointed out, and shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. Near the rear or shank end said extension member c3 has outwardly-projecting portions d4 c4, the latter being bent slightly downwardly below the plane of the clamp member d3, and are integral with the side wings a5. The latter are of a suitable length and are preferably constructed so as to allow the clamp member as to slightly protrude beyond the alinement of the barbed points@6 a of the wings a5. The said wings are set so as to converge toward each other at theirinner ends, said ends terminating in barbed points a, as heretofore stated, these points serving to pierce and readily penetrate the fabric. The outer ends of said win-gs extend beyond the outwardly-projecting portions d4 a4 of the body to form shoulders a7 0.7, which serve to securely embed the wings in the fabric when the latter have been inserted in the fabric.

Theextension or clamp member c3 is slit, as shown at as a8, the portion a9 between the slits forming a spring and hump, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4: of the drawings, thesaid hump serving to more securely retain the eye within the hook when in engagement therewith, tlieresiliency of the metal allowing the eye to'freelypress the said spring forming the hump downwardly as it is passed into engagement with the hook.

The eye connection or member vB is similarly provided lwith vprojecting portions b4, wings b5, barbed points bs, and shoulders 117. The eye connection is further vprovided with shoulders 68 118, which are integral with the cross-bar b9 of the eye andpreferabl'y extend at right angles thereto. p Said shoulders may extend above and below the cross-bar, as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, or the upper shoulders may be dispensed with and the lower shoulders lengthened, as shown in Fig. 14 of the drawings. In this construction, however, the free ends ofthe shoulders are bent outwardly, as shown at b1". Further modifications of the like principle will be found in Figs. l0 and 16 of the drawings. In the'lastreferred-to construction the cross-'bar is bent in 'such a manner as to form such shoulders. The y,shoulders serve to prevent a lateral movement of the fabric toward the center of the cross-bar, and consequently will retain the fabric inthe desired position.

It will be seen that the piercing-points of the eye are in-perfect vertical alinement with the inner sides of the shoulders, as indicated by dotted vlines in Fig. 22 of the drawings, thereby forming an accurate gage as to the distance between which the shoulders are to rest in the fabric and retain thc latter in a smooth condition.

'lf desired, the wings may be provided with eyeletsfor the purpose of stitching, although, as heretofore stated, this may be dispensed with.

In Fig. 17 of the drawings a curved bar has been shown forming a portion ofthe eye connection,this special form being preferably eniployed in case it is desired to place the eye connection at the end of the fabric. The

`curved bar will then slightly protrude beyond the edge of the garment. The advantages gained by this construction will be apparent. Vhat has heretofore been stated in reference to the gage of the eye connection also applies to the hook connection, which also forms a gage and operates likewise.

The clampmember a3 extending slightly beyond the pointed ends of the wings will prevent the points wearing through the garment. The blunt free end of the clamp member will take up the friction and serve to guard the garment from the points of the wings. n

The above-described device may be made of any suitable material, but is lpreferably stamped out of vmetal,although the article may 'be advantageously formed of wire of suitable thickness.

It will be seen that theclanip d3 gradually slopes from the body portion, thereby adding strength and durability to the device. Furthermore, it adds to the general appearance of the article.

As shown in Fig. l of the drawings, our invention is applied 4to mens trousers, showing only one form of application. The device may be used in lieuof all buttons and other forms of hook-and-'eye connections. Furthermore, the construction -shown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawings may be used in -place of suspenderbuttons, and in this capacity aording a special advantage, inasmuch as the great strain to which this class of buttonsis subjected will cause the same to become'loose 'and detached, this objectionable feature being easily overcome by the use of our improved hook.`

vAttention isdirected to the fact that the clamp member d3 is Yslightly bent concavoconvex, as shownat @Xin Fig. 4of the drawings, and the'wings a5'are bent in the oppositely-inclined direction, thus forming a more desirable clamp and securing-point when the aforesaid parts are pressed together when'in- Vserted in proper position in the fabric.

The hook-and-eye connection is applied to the garmentv as follows: The wings of the hook connection are forced into thefabric through the medium of thepiercingpoints,'the fabric being placed between the shoulders and the bodyportion of the hook. The clamp member extending over the faceof the fabric inserted in the fabric the same will slightly turn at the points of insertion, thus prevent- Furthermore, the

ing ruffling of the cloth.

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hook may be removed any number of Jcimes and the Wings Will not break or become damaged. The eye connection is placed in the fabric in a similar manner to that of the hook connection, the additional shoulders serving to prevent lateral displacement of the fabric along the cross-bar of the eye proper. The barb or arrow-head formed on the piercingpoint of the hook-andeye connection will serve to pierce the hole of insertion for the hook-and-eye connection large enough so as to conform with the width of the device at the points where the sameis lodged within the fabric.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the general spirit of our invention.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. Ahook-and-eye connecting device formed of a body portion having a hook member eX- tending from one side thereof, wings projecting from the ends and a clamp member eX- tending centrally from the body portion between and slightly beyond said wings, substantially as described.

2. A hook-and-eye connecting device formed of a body portion having a hook member eX- tending from one side thereof, wings on the body and a clamp, the said wings and clamp being oppositely curved, for the purpose described.

3. An eye connecting device provided with wings, a cross-bar connecting the wings and means on the cross-bar for preventing lateral movement of fabric.

4. An eye connecting device having a crossbar carrying wings converging toward each other,in combination with shoulders arranged on the cross-bar near said Wings, substantially as described.

5. An eye connecting device provided with extended wings and shoulders arranged on the cross-bar, substantially as described.

6. An eye connection having shoulders eX- tending above and below the crossbar,in combination with downwardly-extending wings substantially as described.

7. An eye connecting device having a crossbar carrying extended wings converging toward each other, and shoulders upon said cross-bar adapted to retain the fabric in posi.- tion, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH F. SCHOEPPL. l/VILLIAM E. HEEREN. Witnesses H. C. EVERT, H. E. SnIBERT. 

